Invading The Vancouver Alpen Club Picnic

The Vancouver Alpen Club (a club for Germans living in Vancouver) held its annual picnic last Sunday at the Scandinavian Community Centre and I decided to invade it because I heard they made a really good pork hock. While the majority of the attendees were of German descent, the club welcomes anyone who is willing to pay the $10 admission price to get into the picnic grounds.

I’ve been so used to getting into events for free that paying any admission amount, no matter how small, seemed strange. Fortunately, I didn’t have the pay anything. It’s amazing how many events you can get into for free when you show up with a prosumer level camcorder and a T-shirt that says, “I’m blogging this.” The lady at the front gate had a good laugh when I told her I was from Far East Germany.

The food at the Alpen Club picnic was really good. That pork hock was one of the best I’ve tasted and it was huge too. However, I found out that the pork hock that they serve at the club itself is twice the size. I may have to get the Dot Com Crew over there to see if Stephen Fung can finish it. If you ever wonder what goes on at an Alpen Club German picnic, this video should give you a good idea.

OMG, nothing worse then expat Germans (I am allowed to say this, I am a German that lives abroad myself)! It doesn’t look actually very German to me, more BAVARIAN, there is a difference 😉 Funny how the Bavarians always try to represent Germany abroad! There is more to my home country then funny folk dances and pork hocks! SY

I think it’s funny how Bavarian stuff like pretzels and Lederhosen is so often used to represent Germany 🙂
The reason for this is probably the widely popular Oktoberfest, which also takes place in Bavaria and presents lots of images of beer etc. This club though does say Alpen Club, which is clearly a southern thing.

The dance is called a Schuhplattler btw (I know that because I grew up there:)), and it does get out of hand the more beer is consumed! And John, I’d like to see you in Lederhosen!!

But really, the Lederhosen- beer thing is only a very small part of Germany. Germany has a huge art and Jazz scene for example, which rarely gets mentioned anywhere, and of course it’s very high-tech.

I think it’s funny how Bavarian stuff like pretzels and Lederhosen is so often used to represent Germany 🙂
The reason for this is probably the widely popular Oktoberfest, which also takes place in Bavaria and presents lots of images of beer etc. This club though does say Alpen Club, which is clearly a southern thing.

The dance is called a Schuhplattler btw (I know that because I grew up there:)), and it does get out of hand the more beer is consumed! And John, I’d like to see you in Lederhosen!!

But really, the Lederhosen- beer thing is only a very small part of Germany. Germany has a huge art and Jazz scene for example, which rarely gets mentioned anywhere, and it’s very high-tech.

Like most of Europe, several castles are littered throughout Germany. It contains the other two of Ludwig’s castles, the first one being the Neuschwanstein Castle. This is a must-see for all those families who are traveling through Germany because the place literally looks like it’s been torn out of a storybook.

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